Adjustable hay-rake.



No. 683,336. Patented Dec. lo, |901.

f w. F. REED.

ADJUSTABLE HAY BAKE.

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-Patented Dec. I0, |901.

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ADJUSTABLE HAY BAKE.

(Application filed Sept. 7, 1900.)

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UNTTED STATES PATENT FFICE.

W'ALTER F. REED, OF CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA.

4ADJUSTAB LE HAY-RAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 688,336, dated December 10, 1901. Application filed September 7 1900. Serial No. 29,264. (No model.)

To all whom it' Wfl/ay concern:

Be it known that LWALTERF. REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Kershaw and State of South Carolina, have invented new and useful 11nprovements in Adjustable Hay-Rakes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in adjustable hay-rakes, and has for itsobject to so construct the same that it may be easily manufactured, be efficient in operation; and not only contracted when it is necessary to transport the device, but may be worked in its contracted position whendesired.

In the drawings forming a part of my specification, and in which like symbols of reference represent corresponding parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same; Fig. 3, a rear view; Fig. 4, a rear view of the machine in its contracted position; Fig. 5, a view of the hinge and locking-bolt for the rake-bar; Fig. 6, asectional view of the locking-bolt; Fig. 7, a view of one of the end clearing-fingers; Fig. 8, aview of the clearing-lingers, and Fig. 9 a view of the hinge in the rakebar and shaft.

1 indicates the wheels of the device; 2, the axle of the same; 8, the'bearing in which the axle turns; 4, thills supported upon the bearing; 5, a cross-piece supported upon the thills, and 6 the drivers seat.

9 is a tubular rod rigidly conn ected or journaled on the rear of the thills, said rod carrying the clearing-fingers 10, and 11 represents T-joints connecting the sections of the rod and the teeth to the same.

12 is a tubular rake-bar, and 13 the raketeeth connected thereto, said teeth being at-v tached by means of a rod 14, engaging the rear of the same. The rod 14 has slots 15 formed in the same to receive the teeth and and project the same when it is desired to lock the sections.

19 represents chains connecting the thills with the adjustable portions of the rake-bar, the object of the same being to strengthen said rake-bar and act as a guard to protect the rake-bar against obstructions.

20 is a hand-lever pivotally connected to the cross-piece and having a linked connection with the iinger 21, connected with the rake-bar, the object being to throw the rake out of operation or otherwise manipulate it, as desired;

22 represents rests formed on the rake-bar for the adjustable arms to rest in when contracted.

23 is one of the end clearing-fingers, so constructed as to slide in and out of the tubular rod 9, and thus conform to the adjustable end pieces ofthe rake-bar, and being provided with a set-screw to hold it in position.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an adjustable hay-rake, the combination with the main frame, of a bar rigidly connected to the thills of the same, adjustable telescoping ends for said bar, clearing-fingers connected to the bar, a rake-bar having a hinged connection with the rigid bar, adjustable hinged ends connected to the rake-bar, and a lever having a linked connection with the rake-bar, so that by manipulating the same the teeth are cleared of the material.

2. In an adjustable hay-rake, the combination with the tubular rake-bar havingahinged connection with the main frame,vof a bar carrying clearing-fingers to work in conjunction with the rake-teeth, adjustable ends for the clearing-finger bar, adjustable ends for the rake-ban'sliding bolts workingin the' rakebar tolock the same in its extended position, and rests to receive the adjustable ends when retracted or folded.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER F.v REED. 

